Zhu Jingyuan said goodbye to Charles and went to find Charlotte again.
The clothes given to Charlotte include a Lolita-style dress and a modern sailor suit.
Charlotte was also full of joy when she saw the new clothes, but the sailor suit surprised her:
"This... Your Highness, isn't this men's clothing? I saw many British nobles wearing it in the summer..."
Zhu Jingyuan smiled and shook his head and said:
"I designed this kind of clothes, but I never said that this kind of clothes was purely men's clothing.
“Even from the beginning, I designed with women’s clothing in mind.
"It's just that girls think it's too radical, while Thai and Western men think it's men's clothing, so they forcefully wear it themselves.
“Actually, this kind of pleated skirt is a common design in Ming Dynasty and can be found on both men’s and women’s clothing.
"Didn't I give you a traditional Ming Dynasty girl's coat and skirt before?"
Just like with Charles, Zhu Jingyuan was also instilling completely different ideas in Charlotte, the Queen of America.
Charlotte was already young, and now she was no longer wary of Zhu Jingyuan, so she quickly thought along this line of thinking:
"That seems to be true. Skirts are basically pleated skirts like this. Can I really wear this kind of clothes?"
Zhu Jingyuan smiled and encouraged:
"Of course you can wear it. I designed this kind of clothes so simply to facilitate work and activities.
"The dresses you used to wear with complicated decorations weren't convenient for you to play in the garden, were they?
"It's no problem to change into simple clothes like this now. It's very convenient whether you're running around or playing around.
"From now on, you can use these simple clothes as daily clothes, and those complicated clothes as formal occasions."
Charlotte nodded and agreed with great trust:
"I understand, then I'll try it later..."
Zhu Jingyuan guided Charles to wear women's clothing according to Taixi's knowledge, and guided Charlotte to wear men's clothing according to Taixi's knowledge.
At noon that day, Zhu Jingyuan had lunch with guests such as Charlotte and Charles.
Returning to the palace in the evening, I took my whole family to have New Year's Eve dinner with my grandparents.
Zhu Jingyuan mainly talked to Zhu Zhongliang, and the grandfather and grandson chatted while eating.
After chatting for a long time, Zhu Zhongliang took the initiative to bring the topic to battleship construction:
"I remember... two target-type aircraft carriers and two target-type battleships have completed most of the test projects. They should be officially delivered to the navy after the new year, right?"
Zhu Jingyuan has of course seen the relevant news:
"Well, it's really time to serve after the New Year.
“In fact, in the second half of the test, the navy personnel were already operating it themselves.
“The craftsmen at the shipyard are just continuing to follow up and debug on the ship.
"There are no major problems at the moment. It will be overhauled after the year and then it will be delivered to the Navy.
"The plan after formal service is to simulate confrontation exercises..."
Zhu Zhongliang smiled and nodded and said:
"Yes, there is no problem with simulated confrontation exercises.
“But is it possible to conduct a long-distance attack dispatching exercise?
"For example, running from the mainland to Xintianfu?"
Zhu Jingyuan also laughed after hearing this.
The old man was thinking about getting on the boat and taking a look.
"I think there is no problem. The sea area controlled by Ming Dynasty is so vast, and our warships should indeed be able to attack long distances.
“At the same time, the endurance of warships that have been replaced with new oil-fired boilers far exceeds that of coal-fired warships.
“This kind of long-distance attack is originally the strength of the new warship, so it’s time to give it a try.”
Zhu Zhongliang nodded again with a smile:
"Well, let's make arrangements directly after the Chinese New Year and when we come back from vacation."
Zhu Jingyuan nodded subconsciously, and then thought of something:
“The representatives of Britain and France are still in Xintianfu, so it’s okay to show them the battleships, but we can’t show them the aircraft carriers for the time being.
"So after they leave, give the relevant troops some time to prepare. It will be cool in Xintianfu by then."
The Ming Dynasty's target-type aircraft carrier has entered service, and the research on aircraft carriers in Europe and the West has just begun.
After the aircraft was basically mature, someone just thought of loading the aircraft onto a ship and flying the aircraft from the ship for reconnaissance.
None of them has a completed aircraft carrier design, and they have not actually started building a pure aircraft carrier.
Like the early aircraft carrier exploration ideas in history, a flight deck is laid on the existing cruiser for flight takeoff and landing tests.
There have just been plans to retrofit civilian ships and lay all-access straight decks, but they have not been implemented yet.
If no one directly intervenes and promotes, this process may last more than ten years.
In original history, the first successful experiment of an airplane taking off from a ship was completed in 1910.
The first specially designed aircraft carrier entered service in 1922, with a gap of twelve years.
After all, the aircraft carrier is a brand new type of ship, and of course it will take a long time to explore and try.
Therefore, even if Ming's aircraft carrier is already in service, it will only be tested secretly in the absolutely safe fortress waters.
It has never been shown to the public in the Ming Dynasty, let alone shown directly to overseas Thais.
Only the emperor and relevant officials, as well as the responsible design craftsmen and construction workers, knew the situation of the Ming Dynasty aircraft carrier.
Through the internal review of the East Factory and the external verification of the West Factory, there should be no serious leaks yet.
People related to shipbuilding and military construction within Ming Dynasty, as long as they are not directly involved in the design and construction of aircraft carriers, probably only know that Ming Dynasty is building a brand new warship.
The most that Tessie's intelligence officers could get was this level of information.
As for what kind of warships are being built, we can still only rely on speculation.
Coincidentally, Ming Dynasty is also building a brand new dreadnought, so this kind of speculation is easily misled.
Imagining a warship with larger tonnage, bigger guns and more guns is a simple option.
Even if one could guess that Ming Dynasty was building a ship capable of carrying aircraft, they would never have imagined that Ming Dynasty's aircraft carrier would be a fully through-deck armored aircraft carrier in one step.
After hearing Zhu Jingyuan's words, Zhu Zhongliang was a little entangled, but he soon felt relieved:
"That's right, it won't take more than a while, let's wait until these Xiyi people leave.
"But... the aircraft carrier cannot be shown to Xi Yi, but the new battleship may not be allowed.
"Their own similar warships are almost done, but the internal detailed design is far behind ours.
“We can even arrange for these warships to proactively visit everywhere to achieve the direct deterrence effect you mentioned.
"We also went to our own vassal states and imperial estates to show it to our own officials and people.
"We have built another epoch-making super battleship, and they are all our strength."
The exterior design of the dreadnought has nothing to hide.
It was originally an upgraded version based on the existing battleship with optimized artillery layout.
The main direction is to abandon the secondary main guns and install more unified large-caliber main guns.
The design of Taixi's dreadnought battleship also started with this idea, and then quickly became mature.
According to the information that Daming has received so far, they have developed a backpack turret.
The difference with the Ming Dynasty's new battleships, which can be directly seen in appearance, is that the Ming Dynasty's turrets are triple-mounted.
Triple installation or double installation, this is not a subversive upgrade, they are all imaginable designs.
The key is how to implement it and how difficult it is to achieve, which is invisible.
Then the battleships of the Ming Dynasty will be more slender, while the battleships of Taixi will be shorter and thicker.
The hull line shape directly affects the speed, and the slender hull is definitely designed for high speed.
But there is no way to tell how much higher the speed can be just by looking at the appearance.
The bulbous bow and square stern of the Ming Dynasty's ship below the waterline cannot be seen from the outside.
Due to their huge size and tonnage, as well as more and larger main guns, these battleships appear to be sufficiently intimidating.
But not so much that one look at it would reveal the secret.
Therefore, Ming Dynasty’s new dreadnought can now be directly shown to the Westerners.
So Zhu Zhongliang considered releasing the newly commissioned dreadnought and preparing for a world tour.
This idea made Zhu Jingyuan a little surprised:
"Isn't this an imperial cruise? Of course it can be done. It will disrupt the shipbuilding plans of several countries in Europe and the West.
"Let's see if they dare to follow us and build a 40,000-ton warship, if they can build it, and how many ships they can build.
“Our Ming Dynasty’s shipbuilding tonnage is more than all other countries combined!
"By the time their warship design is completed and built, our 60,000-ton warship will probably be launched."
Zhu Zhongliang stroked his beard and smiled and said:
"Yes, you should keep an eye on this matter. The design of the next generation of warships must start as soon as possible. Don't keep delaying it.
"I remember that the steelmaking methods you mentioned last year have been proven to be very useful.
"It has been verified on small-caliber artillery, and it will definitely be possible to make the artillery you require with a lighter weight.
“And according to the Ministry of Industry, the impact will be extremely huge, and the entire industrial system will be improved accordingly.
“From bearings to boring machines, from high-speed rotors and sealed cylinders, from turbine blades to special blades.
“All kinds of equipment that require precision and strength can be upgraded with what you call electroslag steel.
"Using it to make gun barrels is not a particularly important direction.
"Give the Ministry of Industry and the Royal Consortium three to five years, and they should be able to produce naval guns that meet the indicators you mentioned.
“The design and construction of larger warships is estimated to take three to five years.
“So now it’s time to start designing according to those metrics.”
After hearing this, Zhu Jingyuan nodded seriously:
"I understand. After the New Year, I will start planning."
The topic of Zhu Jingyuan and Zhu Zhongliang turned to new battleships, and they diverged their thoughts on various indicators.
Time passed quickly, the night got darker and darker, and the family dinner had to end.
Zhu Jingyuan and Zhu Zhongliang were slightly tipsy and were helped back to rest by their wives and servants.
After the Ming Dynasty New Year, there is a vacation that lasts for more than half a month.
From the first to the fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, various cultural and entertainment activities emerge in endlessly.
Representatives from Britain and France, led by Charles and Charlotte, felt the atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty New Year in person for the first time.
Every day I have very novel experiences, and my living habits are slowly being affected and changed.
After fifteen years, Charlotte had the courage to run around in a sailor uniform.
She was just a child, and she didn't really care about exposing her legs or arms.
The key is that sailor suits are easier to move than formal, cumbersome and complicated dresses.
Although the maid and Amelia had expressed their opinions on this, Zhu Jingyuan's opinions were more important than their words.
Even Amelia and Charlotte's maids gradually became convinced of Zhu Jingyuan's views.
They also slowly began to feel that there was nothing inappropriate about Charlotte dressing like that.
Charles, the prince, began to try out new women's clothing.
The French didn't care much about this. Louis XIV's brother usually wore women's clothes.
People in Ming Dynasty would not say anything. In the eyes of people in Ming Dynasty, the clothing style of Taixi people is very strange.
People in Ming Dynasty have long been used to strange things, and Ciel didn't become more strange even if he changed his dress.
After the ten-day holiday for the Lantern Festival, the Ministry of Industry of Ming Dynasty resumed work.
Zhu Jingyuan officially informed them that the design of a 60,000-ton battleship aircraft carrier could begin.
The 60,000-ton battleship is basically an enlargement of the 40,000-ton battleship.
The waterline length of the hull increased to 255 meters, and the total length of the hull increased to 265 meters.
The overall width of the hull has been increased to thirty-six meters, the normal displacement draft is ten meters, and the full-load displacement draft is eleven meters.
The maximum displacement is 60,000 tons, and the maximum speed is required to exceed 30 knots, which requires a power system of 160,000 horsepower.
The layout and appearance of the hull are basically unchanged, and it still uses three triple-mounted main guns.
Only the caliber of the artillery was upgraded to 420 mm, and the magnification remained at 50.
The thickness of the side main armor was increased to 360 mm, the slope was 20 degrees, and the height was six meters.
The main deck horizontal armor thickness was increased to 200 mm.
The secondary armor box is still retained, and there are armor covering packages on the sides and decks of the bow and stern, as well as on the superstructure.
If the secondary armor box is lowered, the main armor can be increased to 400 mm, but Zhu Jingyuan knows that it is useless.
In an era when this kind of 60,000-ton warship is in service, the attack mission of naval battles will actually be borne by the aircraft carrier's aircraft.
Battleships are built big, carry huge artillery, and go to the scene to scare people.
Battleship design is basically amplification. Zhu Jingyuan basically doesn't use much guidance. He just gives the indicators to the craftsmen.
On the other hand, the design ideas for the 60,000-ton aircraft carrier will need to change again.
What is the concept of a 60,000-ton aircraft carrier?
The full load displacement of the Liaoning and Shandong is 60,000 tons.
Midway's later full load also reached 60,000 tons.
Now that he knows what the new aircraft carrier looks like, it is impossible for Zhu Jingyuan to build a midway island.
As an all-through-deck carrier, Midway's size was a waste.
Zhu Jingyuan must build a modern aircraft carrier in one step.
There needs to be a larger external float, a beveled deck, and a catapult.
It is currently too difficult to develop a steam catapult that can launch aircraft of 20 to 30 tons.
But catapults with lower power can be used.
Many World War II aircraft carriers were equipped with catapults, but the power was relatively low.
You can leave space on the hull and replace the catapult with a more powerful one after it becomes more mature.
Even if the complete body cannot be made, the semi-finished product is still better than the traditional through-deck aircraft carrier.
Even if there is no catapult at all, the combat efficiency will be higher than that of a straight deck just because of the angled deck design.
Especially when operating larger aircraft.
Zhu Jingyuan listed the design indicators, wrote down the design ideas, drew the basic design drawings, and sent them back by telegram.
Continue to communicate via telex and fax at any time to confirm more details and discuss problems encountered.
At the same time, Chu Yuqiang and the staff of the clothing store officially set off to return to the western mainland after February 2nd.
With the end of the war, Ming's loans and investments were gradually in place, and the situation in Britain and France was gradually stabilizing.
Chu Yuqiang is also going back to restart the big food clothing stores in Britain and France.
It was impossible for Aoxue to keep selling smuggled goods.
With the licensed products gone, smuggled products can be sold at a higher price than licensed products in a short period of time, but this will affect brand reputation.
The employees of the commercial bank who were visiting and studying in the Big Food Country also received notifications, ended their visit activities, and officially set off to return home.
A few days later, British Foreign Secretary Grenville and American Prime Minister Monroe came to visit Zhu Jingyuan.
Grenville looked at the expressionless Zhu Jingyuan and very carefully explained his purpose:
“Your Highness, more than three months have passed since the New Year in the Western calendar.
"The cooperation between the United States and the Ming Dynasty has also begun. It's almost time for us and Her Majesty Charlotte to return to the UK."
Zhu Jingyuan said rather displeasedly:
“I originally said it was at least three months, but I didn’t say it was only three months.
“It has only been three months, and our cooperation with the United States has just begun.
“The construction in the United States has not yielded any obvious results at all.
“So let’s wait.
“If you British people are in a hurry, you can go back by yourself.
"I'll take care of Charlotte.
"I will send him back when he is actually mature."
Grenville and Monroe are both very confused:
"This... at least three months, how long is it specifically? Can you... can you give an accurate deadline..."
Zhu Jingyuan thought about it:
"It should be pretty much there by April, but I'll be sending Charlotte to America rather than back to the UK."
Grenville and Monroe were slightly relieved.
This time it was finally the exact time, using the maximum limit number instead of at least this minimum number.
It's okay to send her back to the United States. It's normal for the Queen of the United States to go to the United States.
As long as I can return to the United States, it is entirely up to me whether I want to return to the UK or not.
The two of them felt a little more relaxed, but they did not dare to disturb Zhu Jingyuan any more. After expressing their sincere gratitude, they left.
Another month passed, March 6, the fourth year of Ankang.
Charles came to visit Zhu Jingyuan wearing a gorgeous little dress:
"My dear friend, although I feel very sad in my heart, I am almost leaving.
“It’s already April 20th in the Western calendar, and daylight saving time will soon be here.
“I still have to go to Canada to see what’s going on before I return to Paris.
“However, our cooperation plans have basically been determined, and the future will be implemented step by step.
“This is all the result of our joint efforts with your help.
"The relationship between our two countries should become closer and closer just like the relationship between us."
Zhu Jingyuan also knew that it was time for Charles to leave, and so was the British led by Charlotte.
Grenville and Monroe came to see him several times.
I am just delaying on the grounds that the construction of the United States has not been fully launched and no actual results have been achieved.
Now that summer is coming, Charlotte has basically obeyed him, and it's time to send her back to be his spokesperson.
After considering all aspects of the situation, Zhu Jingyuan said:
"I know you can indeed go back, but I also hope you don't leave now and wait another month.
"The latest batch of naval warships in service in Ming Dynasty will arrive in Xintianfu in about half a month.
"This year is a year of true peace in the world. We have arranged a fleet to visit various countries for friendly visits.
"I'm just taking you to Canada. After staying in Canada for a while, I'll take you back to France."
Charles was very surprised, and then he said with surprise and joy:
"The Ming Dynasty's latest battleship! Escort me to Canada and the West! This is really great!
“However, since it is a fleet visit, my dear friend, can you also come with us?
"If possible, I would like to invite you to visit France.
“The summer in Paris is not too hot, it’s no more than 25 degrees Celsius. You can go to Paris for vacation.
"My life in Xintianfu is very pleasant, and I hope to entertain you in Paris."
Zhu Jingyuan shook his head seriously:
"My father and grandfather would not allow me to visit Thailand, the West or even Paris.
"The key is that when you go back this time, you are not going back to rest peacefully.
"You need to recruit guards in Canada, and they will go back to Paris with you to deal with the nobles who are conniving with the rebels."
Charles suddenly reacted:
"That's true. Then...after I finish handling the matter in Paris, I will tell you about the situation there.
"When the situation stabilizes, go and ask your father and grandfather for permission to go to Paris..."
Zhu Jingyuan knew without asking for instructions that such a thing was basically impossible.
His grandfather didn't even allow him to go to Beiyinzhou, so it was even more impossible to go to a place like Paris.
But on the surface, Zhu Jingyuan just nodded seriously:
"I will ask. I wish your actions will be successful, make France more stable, and make the Bourbon dynasty more stable."
Ciel felt a little regretful, but also bowed very gratefully:
"Thank you for your blessings from my best friend, I will work hard."
Half a month later, on March 21, the fourth year of Ankang, the fleet Zhu Jingyuan mentioned arrived at Xintianfu as scheduled.
The core of the fleet are two 40,000-ton high-speed battleships, fearless and reckless.
The escort fleet is four new cruisers of 15,600 tons: Chongqingfu, Yingtianfu, Shuntianfu, and Suzhoufu.
This is a pure ocean patrol fleet, so there are no new small and medium-sized cruisers and destroyers added.
The other two 40,000-ton aircraft carriers are now parked at the Western Cape in southern Mozhou.
The British and British representatives headed by Charles and Charlotte left the meeting and rushed to Xintianfu.
The channel at the mouth of the Galaxy has been dredged for more than a year, and the water depth now exceeds nine meters at low tide.
The large ship of 40,000 tons can already take advantage of the rising tide to dock directly at Xintianfu Pier.
After the fleet docked, the first thing to do was to have personnel go ashore for repairs and equipment for routine maintenance.
However, in order to make it easier to go to sea, we will not resupply in Xintianfu for the time being, and we will replenish it in Sanqing City where the water depth is deeper.
At the same time, Xintianfu Huangzhuang began to organize personnel to visit the ship.
Managers at all levels in Huangzhuang, officers at all levels in the army, managers and craftsmen in newly built factories.
And a small number of lucky ordinary people, ordinary soldiers, ordinary workers.
Large battleships and naval guns are very visually impactful things and are also the most powerful weapons in the world.
Allowing various types of people from the country to visit up close can enhance their self-confidence and centripetal force.
There are only 6,000 words in total. The key is that it’s time to turn to the plot again, so the writing is a bit confusing. I don’t know where to break it off. Let’s just treat it as a chapter...
